CVE-2022-33988 Other in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can poison DNS cache by predicting transaction IDs, leading to potential redirection of traffic to malicious sites.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-33988?

CVE-2022-33988 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

dproxy-nexgen (aka dproxy nexgen) re-uses the DNS transaction id (TXID) value from client queries, which allows attackers (able to send queries to the resolver) to conduct DNS cache-poisoning attacks because the TXID value is known to the attacker.

Weakness: CWE-444

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33988?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dproxy-Nexgen Project Dproxy-Nexgen.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-33988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xjcj-rmfc-7q3p.

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